Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

Diocese of Romblon Dioecesis Rombloniensis Diyosesis ng Romblon
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Romblon
Ecclesiastical province	Capiz
Metropolitan	Capiz
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 312,000 258,176 (82.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 December 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Romblon
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Narciso Villaver Abellana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Advincula
Vicar General	Nonato Ernie Fetalino

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (Lat: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Romblon has 24 parishes manned by 30 priests and 1 religious SVD brother. The diocese is divided into 6 vicariates. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. It covers a land area of 1,355 square kilometers and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics. Its titular patron is St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its secondary patron is the Santo Niño.

Erected in 1974, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

Ecclesiastical District of Romblon & Maghali Islands

I. Vicariate of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	St. Joseph Cathedral	Romblon	1635
2	Our Lady of Fatima Parish	Romblon	1990
3	Parish of St. Anthony de Padua	Romblon	1984
4	Bliss Fisherfolk Christian Community Chaplaincy	Romblon	1975

II. Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	Parish of St. Joseph, the Worker	Corcuera	1985
2	Parish of St. Nicolas of Tolentino	Banton	1644
3	Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion	Concepcion	1957
4	Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus	Corcuera	1998

Ecclesiastical District of Tablas

I. Vicariate of St. Augustine

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	Parish of St. Augustine	San Agustin	1871
2	Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion	Santa Maria	1982
3	Parish of St. Michael, the Archangel	Calatrava	1961
4	Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel	San Agustin	1993

II. Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer	Odiongan	1859
2	Parish of St. Anthony de Padua	Ferrol	1982
3	Parish of Our Lady of Candles	Odiongan	1991
4	Parish of St. Andrew	Ferrol	1892

III. Vicariate of St. Joseph, The Spouse of Mary

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer	Santa Fe	1954
2	Parish of St. Thomas de Villanueva	Alcantara	1973
3	Parish of St. Isidore, the Worker	Santa Fe	1989
4	Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary	Looc	1863
5	Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary	San Jose	1982

Ecclesiastical District of Sibuyan

I. Vicariate of Sta. Barbara

Order	Church	Municipality	Established
1	Parish of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception	San Fernando	1881
2	Parish of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary	Magdiwang	1868
3	Parish of Sto. Niño	Cajidiocan	1987
4	Parish of Sta. Barbara	Cajidiocan	1848
5	Parish of Our Lady of Remedy	San Fernando	1979

Ordinaries

• Nicolas M. Mondejar (19 Dec 1974 Appointed - 21 Nov 1987 Appointed, Bishop of San Carlos)
• Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † (30 May 1988 Appointed - 30 Jan 1997 Resigned)
• Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (3 Jul 1997 Appointed - 25 Jul 2002 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon)
• Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (11 Jun 2003 Appointed- 25 May 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Kalibo )
• Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (15 Oct 2013 Appointed)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines